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APPLICATION FILED SEPT.25| |911. K I

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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Pumas. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-25,. 19! I.

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VICTOR RASHKIS, 0F ,'ROCKAWAY PARK, AD MAX RASHKIS, 0F ROfJKLYN, NEW YORK.

PUTTEE.

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Specicaticn of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, MMS.,

To all Vwhom t may concern.' A

Be it known that we, Vieron Rasi-rms and MAX linsnnrs, citizens of the Republic of Russia residing at Rockaway Park, Queens county, Long Island, and Brooklyn, Kings county, State of New York, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Puttees, of whichthe following is a specification.

Uur invention relates particularly to both the form and construction of cloth or woven puttees and also to the process of manufacture by which the puttccs are produced.

ln the present method of manufacture of cloth puttees, straight strips of the required width are cut parallel with the length of the goods from which the puttees areV to be made, so that the weave runs lengthwise and at right angles in the finished article and renders thesaine inelastic, resistant and unadaptable to smoothly and neatly spiraling the leg ot the wearer. This is highly objectionable owing to the time and ellort required in attempting to avoid andconcea-l the fullness which develops along one edge, as the strip is wound about the leg.

Further, in the present cloth puttee, it is customary to attach a long piece oi tape, which is spirally wound over the put-tee proper to secure it in position and against loosening and unwinding and the freehend ol' the tape is usually tucked in under a fold of the puttee. This also is objectionable owing to the time and care required in applying the tape and the insecure fastening tor the 'l'ree end thereof.

Recognizing these disadvantages, we have produced a puttee, of a form and construction, which, it is believed, successfully overcomes and completely remedies the objectionable features above referred t0.

ln the production of our improved puttee, the rst step in the process ot' manufacture is to cut straight strips of the required width on the bias or diagonally of the goods from which the put-tees are to be made. This brings the weave oit the cloth at decided angles to the length of the strip and renders the latter elastic, yielding and adaptable to shaping The next step consists in giving the straight strip the necessary curvature and permanent set, to cause it, when applied t0 the leg, to at once readily adapt itself to the spiral form of winding and properly fit and closely hug the leg torni, without showing surplus material or fullness at any point. This is accomplished by shrinking and pressing the strip along -one edge, while at the same time stretching it along the opposite edge and results in giving the strip a permanent curvature, approximately equal to al20 degree arc.l

The operation of shrinking and stretching, above referred to, is successfully accomplished only by workmen familiar with handling cloth and who possess considerable skill in this'class ot' work. This is due to the fact that the length of the one edge must be increased by stretching in definite relation to the length et the other edge, which is duced by shrinking, in order to produce the curvature necessary for adapting the finished puttee to properly spiral the leg of the wearer. The workmen are therefore called upon to exercise their own judgment as to the proper treatment for the opposite edges et the puttee blank. In giving such a blank curvature, the practice is to progressively meisten the cloth along one edge, and, while applying the pressing iron to the dampened edge of the blank and holding it rmly under pressure of the iron, to stretch the opposite edge with the tree hand. This treatment applied throughout the length ot the blank produces the desired curvature.

The third step, while not absolutely essential to the production of our improved puttee, is both important and desirable for many reasons and consists in waterprooling the article by the well known process. This contributes to the permanency of the curvature and renders it much more agreeable to handle in use; at the same time adding vastly to the comfort of the wearer.

The final step consists in attaching a short strap and buckle to one end of the curved cloth strip for securing it at the final turn of the Spiral winding.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this spccication, we have illustrated a puttee constructed in accordance with our invention. We wish it understood, however, that we do not limit ourselves to either the exact details or the specific form shown, as various changes may be made therein within the meaning of the present invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing the bias cutting of the straight strips from the cloth oi which the puttees are to be made.

Fig". 2 shows one of the strips thus out. Fig. 3 Shows the strip, after being shrunk and pressed along one edge and stretched along the other, given the curvature neces- :v sary to adapt it to properly spiraling the 1 trat-ed at l, and` diagonally thereof are shown the lines 2, of bias cutting to produce '13 straight strips 3, of the required Width, in

which the Weave of the cloth, indicated by the lines 4 and 5, runs at more or less of an angle to the length thereof. Y Y

As described above, this straight strip .3,

is given permanent curvature, as shown-1n Fig. 3, approximating an arc of about 120 degrees, to adapt it to the spiral Winding about the leg and the material is vthen Waterprooi'ed in the usual manner, which it is not f5. deemed necessary to describe, as it is Well known in the art.

The strip having now been reduced to the proper curved form, the fastening strap` '6,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for and buckle 7, areattached at one'end thereof, as shown in Fig. hand the puttee is cornplete and ,ready for use.-vh

Having, therefore, described our invention, We claim 1. The method of manufacture of spiral puttees, which comprises dividing the mates rial from which the puttees are to be madeV 'to produce strips of the required Width and length, andthen giving'such strips perma,

nent .eurvatureto adapt them'tospiral Winding vby shrinking and pressing ItheV strips along one edge While simultaneously stretch-` ing the opposite edge.

2.'l`he method ofmanufacture of spiral Iput-tees from Woven fabric, Which vcomprises dividing the material fromvvhiehY the puttees c are to be made, by bias cuts, to produce strips of the required Width and length, and then giving Vthe strips permanent curvature toYV adapt them to spiral Windingiby shrinking l andY ressing the strips along oneedge While simu taneously stretching the opposite edge. VICTOR RASHKIS.

, Y MAX VRASHKIS. Vitnesses 'Y M. K. LormRR, A. T. PUMPHREK five cents each,`by addressingV the ommssioner ofrlatents.

Washington, ZD. C. l 

